Album
John Wesley Harding
1967 · Rock
82 collectors on Gatefold own this
John Wesley Harding is a Country album by Bob Dylan, originally released in 1967. On Gatefold: 250 pressings tracked, owned by 82 collectors.
About
This 1967 album transcended easy categorization as Bob Dylan moved from the experimentation and rock of his few previous releases. Cut in Nashville with a loose-limbed backing trio, the songs are mostly country-folk parables that, even at their most jaunty, like the plainspoken title track, are filled with mystery and distrust—from the occasional violence (the lightning that destroys a courthouse in the roiling “Drifter’s Escape”) to the biblical (“Wicked Messenger”). There are heavily covered love songs too, such as the brilliantly restrained “I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight.”
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1John Wesley Harding2:55
- A2As I Went Out One Morning2:49
- A3I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine3:51
- A4All Along The Watchtower2:30
- A5The Ballad Of Frankie Lee And Judas Priest5:34
- A6Drifter's Escape2:54
Side B
- B1Dear Landlord3:15
- B2I Am A Lonesome Hobo3:19
- B3I Pity The Poor Immigrant4:12
- B4The Wicked Messenger2:02
- B5Down Along The Cove2:29
- B6I'll Be Your Baby Tonight2:41
Sound DNA
- Country
- Americana & Roots
- stripped-back
- serene
- storytelling
Dylan's eighth studio album and last to be released in mono in the U.S.
According to the New York Times, Thursday, Jan. 11, 1968, the album was released "last Friday," which means a Jan. 5, 1968, release date. On Dec. 23, 1967, the New York Times reported that it would hit stores "in the next two weeks." First mention in Billboard was Jan. 20, 1968. Rolling Stone magazine's review appeared in February 1968.
Identifying original U.S. mono version issues:
- John Wesley Harding (US 1968) (opens in a new tab): Songwriting credit appears on both sides, separated by a line; © statement appears on jacket back ("first variant").
- John Wesley Harding (US 1968) (opens in a new tab): Songwriting credit appears on both sides, separated by a line on one side, not the other; © statement appears on jacket back ("first variant").
- John Wesley Harding (US 1968) (opens in a new tab): Songwriting credit appears only on side A, not separated by a line; © statement appears on jacket back ("second variant").
- John Wesley Harding (US 1968) (opens in a new tab): Songwriting credit appears only on side A, not separated by a line; no © statement appears on jacket back ("second variant").
- John Wesley Harding (US 1968) (opens in a new tab)/John Wesley Harding (US 1968) (opens in a new tab)/John Wesley Harding (US 1968) (opens in a new tab): Songwriting credit appears on both sides, not separated by a line; no © statement on jacket back ("third variant").
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bob DylanGUITAR GUITAR, HARMONICA, PIANO, VOCALS HARMONICA
- Charles McCoyBASS
- Charlie McCoyBASS DOUBLE BASS
- Kenny ButtreyDRUMS
- Pete DrakeACOUSTIC GUITAR GUITAR STEEL GUITAR
- Peter DrakeSTEEL GUITAR
82 collectors on Gatefold own this · 250 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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